THE BACKSTAGE RIDER

Scotland’s YOUNG FATHERS are the band you need to know – the exclusive BSR photo shoot
The Young Fathers are the best live band you’ve never seen. I’ve been talking about them for a year, what’s your excuse? Discover this phenomenal Scottish three-piece now via this exclusive BackstageRider photoshoot.
March 28, 2016
Best Live Act: Scotland’s Incomparable YOUNG FATHERS
Edinburgh Scotland’s Mercury Music prize-winning musical patchwork quilt of awesome, the Young Fathers, played Vancouver’s Fortune Sound on April 30. And rather quite blew us all away. Here are the photos.
May 5, 2015
The Top 11 Things of 2018: A Bumper Crop
The flesh is weak but the spirit is strong. 2018 was another tough health year (though I did manage to get a diagnosis of my “complex chronic disease” after a dozen years of trying), with one surgery and 78 different health-related appointments. As a result, this site and I lay more dormant than I would…
December 31, 2018
Top 11 Things I Learned at Denmark’s 2018 ROSKILDE FESTIVAL
Our lists go right to 11, so here are my Top 11 Things I Learned from This Year’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Photos and stories from our Friday, July 7 day at one of Europe’s top music festivals.
July 28, 2018
With Apologies To WHITE LIES (Photo Gallery/Review
Accidentally plagiarising myself as I finally and definitely realize what it is I think about White Lies. Accompanied by photos from February 11 at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver.
February 20, 2017
Mega Gig Round Up: PRIMAL SCREAM & THE CULT, RIDE, PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. and KIASMOS
A magical mystery tour through the final, great gigs of 2015 including Primal Scream and The Cult, RIDE, Public Image Limited and Kiasmos. Check out the photos and words.
December 15, 2015
SKOOKUM Festival’s First Year Out: A Day with FLORENCE & THE MACHINE, ST VINCENT, WAR ON DRUGS and more (Photos and Top 11 List and More)
A day in the life of the inaugural SKOOKUM Music Festival featuring the finest from St. Vincent, Florence & The Machine, The War on Drugs, Snotty Nose Rez Kids and more.
September 10, 2018
PHOTOS: WIRE’s muted (post) punk live
Colin! Graham! Robert GoToBed! Some young kid who looks like Evan Dando! Collectively they were and are called WIRE and the UK post-punk heroes were in town on April 14. Peep the pics. Read the words.
April 16, 2011